Meet the only Indian playing Wimbledon 2018 Men’s Singles

Yuki Bhambri is the only singles player who will be representing India at the Wimbledon 2018. Ranked 85th, 25-year-old Bhambri has been billed the nation's top singles player and will be the only one participating in the Men's Singles category at Wimbledon. He is scheduled to go up against Thomas Fabbiano of Italy (ranked 121st) in the Round one fixture this evening at 6.30 pm IST. But this isn't the first time Bhambri will be facing his Italian opponent. The Indian athlete has gone up against Fabbiano thrice before -- the most recent being 2017's Nottingham Challenger -- but hasn't been able to secure a victory yet.

Speaking to the Press Trust of India (PTI), Yuki Bhambri admitted that though the fixture would be a difficult one, he was hoping to change the win-loss record he has against Fabbiano. Should Bhambri secure a victory over his Italian opponent, not only will he finally break the jinx that has haunted him so far but will also secure a win in his first-ever Wimbledon match.

As the prestigious tennis tournament comes back for its 150th year, the Indian contingent hopes to make their mark. Apart from Yuki Bhambri, six other male athletes will be representing the tricolour. However, all of them are a part of the doubles line-up.

As Yuki Bhambri preps to fight it out in his Grand Slam, another pair of Indian tennis players -- Vishnu Vardhan and Sriram Balaji -- will be making their debut during Wimbledon 2018 as they go up against Dutchman Wesley Koolhof (#44) and Australia's Marcus Daniell (#34). Meanwhile, India's top-ranked doubles tennis player, Rohan Boapanna (#24) is set to team up with Frenchman Edouard Roger-Vasselin (#12) to take on the Australian pair of Alex de Minaur and John Millman on July 4, 2018.